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Re:South Park creators have new political satire series with... by cm2187 on Monday November 02, 2020 @10:47AM (#24969344)
How is that different from photoshop? Today no one trusts a photo, as even a teenager can do a decent fake on a smartphone. Now the same for audio and video. Doesn't change our world.
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Re:South Park creators have new political satire series with... by wcarron on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:05AM (#24969567)
What? There are obvious examples where faked video can have a serious affect. What kind of solipsistic nightmare are we slipping into?
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Re:South Park creators have new political satire series with... by cm2187 on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:08AM (#24969599)
Because people still have some faith in videos. Deepfakes will remediate that very quickly.
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Re:South Park creators have new political satire series with... by alcover on Monday November 02, 2020 @12:36PM (#24970719)
I fear they won't. Some crowds only need a spark to explode. They won't wait for counter-evidence. They just need a pretext.
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